Accolades & Honours
AA Inspector's Choice, Five Red Star Hotel since 2006
VisitScotland 5 Gold Star Hotel since 2005
AA 2 Rosettes for Rhubarb at Prestonfield since 2005
Michelin Guide One Key 2024
Forbes Travel Guide Four Star Rating for 2023
James Thomson; awarded Order of the British Empire, OBE for service to Hospitality and Scottish Tourism June 2005
James Thomson; awarded Outstanding Contribution to the Industry" Independent Hotel Show 2024
James Thomson; awarded Master Innholder and Fellow of Institute of Hospitality 2024
James Thomson; awarded Fellowship of the MasterChefs of Great Britain
James Thomson; awarded Gold Award from the Association of Colleges at the House of Commons for his support of students at Edinburgh's Telford College
The AA Wine Award for Scotland
Scotland's Best Hotel, VisitScotland Thistle Awards 2015
World of Fine Wine, Wine List Awards 2014 – 2016
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2003 - 2015
The Robb Report, World's Top 100 Hotels
The AA Wine Award for Scotland
TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Awards 2016
“Catey Awards, Independent Restauranteur of the Year 2009”, James Thomson
Best 101 Hotels in the World, Tatler Abercrombie & Kent Travel Guide
Prestonfield - Fodor's Choice, since 2006
The Good Hotel Guide Listing, since 2005
James Thomson; awarded Scottish Silver Thistle Award 2004 - Visit Scotland
James Thomson; awarded "Honorary Citizen of Texas" by the Governor of Texas
